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#VirginiaTech
& you are welcome here. Go
#Hokies
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Today, on the 2019 Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of 32 Hokies with events and opportunities for reflection throughout the day. ๐งก
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#VTWeRemember
Today, on the 2021 Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of the 32 students and faculty members who were tragically taken from their loved ones and our community on April 16, 2007. ๐งก
#VTWeRemember
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Today, on the 2018 Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of 32 Hokies with events and opportunities for reflection throughout the day.
#VTWeRemember
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Today, on the 2022 Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of the 32 students and faculty members who were tragically taken from their loved ones and our community on April 16, 2007. ๐งก
#VTWeRemember
Today, we honor the lives of the 32 students and faculty members who were tragically taken from their loved ones and our community on April 16, 2007.
On the 2023 Day of Remembrance, we reflect on the tremendous promise each of them embodied for our world.
#VTWeRemember
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Today, on the 2020 Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives of the 32 students and faculty who were taken from us on April 16, 2007. ๐งก
#VTWeRemember
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Today, weโre honoring the lives of the 32 Hokies who were tragically taken from their loved ones and the Virginia Tech community on April 16, 2007. On the 2024 Day of Remembrance, we reflect on the tremendous promise each of them embodied for our world.
#VTWeRemember
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This morning, on the 2019 Day of Remembrance, we honored the lives of the 32 students and faculty who died on April 16, 2007 with a wreath laying ceremony and moment of silence. ๐งก
#VTWeRemember
14,500 Hokies came together this morning for
#VirginiaTech
โs 3.2 Run in Remembrance. ๐โโ๏ธ ๐ The first runner completed the race in just over 19 minutes. ๐งก
#VTWeRemember
Butter received the title of 2019 National Thanksgiving Turkey today at the
@WhiteHouse
. ๐ง ๐ But donโt worry โ losing the title didnโt get a ~rise~ out of Bread, because heโs off to spend time at
#VirginiaTech
with his...butter half. ๐ฆ ๐ฆ
This morning, on the 2020 Day of Remembrance, the Burruss Hall bells were rung 32 times and flowers and wreaths were placed at the memorial to honor the 32 Hokies who lost their lives on April 16, 2007. ๐งก
#VTWeRemember
During his time at
#VirginiaTech
, Stephen Woltz learned the art of communication from
@VT_LiberalArts
. Today he's mastered another art โ wrestling. ๐คผ
As a world champion, Woltz offers this advice to
#Hokies
: Have fun and cherish the connections you make.
**Sees a stranger wearing a Virginia Tech shirt**
Brain:
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Donโt say it
Me:
*Shouts* โLETโS GO...โ
"You are our future. You're everything. We are counting on you." ๐ ๐ซ
@VT_alumni
@hodakotb
knows exactly what every
#HokieGrad
needs to hear right now. ๐งก
HISTORIC DAY: Amazon has chosen Virginia as the
#AmazonHQ2
destination, thanks to plans for a revolutionary,
#VirginiaTech
graduate campus in Alexandria, VA. ๐ ๐
Burruss Hall will be illuminated blue over the upcoming weeks, in support of all medical professionals and essential employees working during the
#COVID19
emergency. ๐ ๐ ๐ We canโt thank you enough.
Because of YOU, the
#VirginiaTech
Twitter account has been ranked
#1
, out of 300 Division 1 school accounts.๐ฎNever stop tweeting us funny, interesting, & downright odd questions๐งก(but maybe stop asking us if class is canceled, when we've already told you it's not).๐๐๐ฅ
The ceremonial candle burned for 24 hours at the April 16 memorial. Once extinguished at midnight, the candle was carried back into Burruss Hall, to represent our commitment to never forget. Thank you for honoring the 32 Hokies.
#VTWeRemember
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Hey
#VT22
๐ฃ๏ธ
@GovernorVA
ย will deliver your 2022 University Commencement address during the
#HokieGrad
ceremony on May 13 ๐
He'll be joined by several of the Class of 2022 class officers, including Catharine Kelley, Danielle Panico, and Austin Askew. โก๏ธ
#CaughtOnCampus
: Nothing to see here. All is normal...everyone is studying for finals and checking for campus updates. Definitely no
#Hokies
horsing around. ๐ ๐ค ๐ โ๏ธ
ICYMI or forgotter about it...there is an otter in the Duck Pond. ๐
๐ฃ We repeat: THERE IS AN OTTER IN THE DUCK POND. ๐ฎ It is otterable and happy, so you otter visit our new Hokie, but please donโt approach or feed our friend. ๐ฅฐ
#HokieNationIsNotLikeAnyOtterCollege
This morning, on the 2021 Day of Remembrance, the Burruss Hall bells were rung 32 times and flowers and wreaths were placed at the memorial to honor the 32 Hokies who lost their lives on April 16, 2007. ๐งก
#VTWeRemember
Hey ๐ um...we're
#VirginiaTech
. 146 years young. Majoring in loving all
#Hokies
. Minoring in knowing all of the things. We're probably not supposed to join our own
#vtfollowtrain
, but here we are. ๐ฆ ๐งก ๐
We are deeply saddened to share that Moose Davis, our beloved
@CCCatVT
therapy dog, died yesterday. Moose was responsible for so much healing and joy for many Hokies and will forever be remembered for how he embodied
#UtProsim
. ๐งก
Wish you could fly home to
#VirginiaTech
? We have you covered with this bird's-eye view of fall on our Blacksburg campus. ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
#ThisIsHome
Did we just become best friends?? YUP. ๐ค ๐ ๐ง ๐ฆ
The National Thanksgiving Turkeys, Bread and Butter, just met the best bird on Earth and so far thereโs no fowl play. ๐
#PresidentialTurkey
Today, and every day, we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. ๐บ๐ธ Learn about the names on the Pylons in War Memorial Court:
#UtProsim
We are heartbroken and sending our deepest sympathies to the
@UVA
community and families of the victims of last night's tragedy.
#HokiesForHoos
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Read the full remarks by Board of Visitors Rector Letitia "Tish" Long and
@VTSandsman
: